GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code repositories. Today's announcement comes after the company introduced push ...

GitHub has announced that its secret scanning alerts service is now generally available to all public repositories and can be enabled to detect leaked secrets across an entire publishing history.

GitHub shared the timeline of breaches in April 2022, this timeline encompasses the information related to when a threat actor gained access and stole private repositories belonging to dozens of ...

Private and deleted GitHub repositories are not as secure as users might assume. Data from deleted forks, deleted repositories, and private repositories can still be accessed, often indefinitely. This ...

GitHub now automatically holds suspicious Actions workflows in public repositories, but maintainers must still review ...

GitHub confirmed on May 20 that a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an employee’s device gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories at the Microsoft-owned code storage and ...

Thousands of GitHub repositories were poisoned with credential-stealing malware in the latest threat campaign to rock the beleaguered software supply chain. In a May 21 blog post, cybersecurity ...

GitHub said the activity involved the exfiltration of about 3,800 internal repositories, and it removed the malicious code extension. GitHub said on Wednesday it is investigating unauthorized access ...

Hackers injected malware into 73 Microsoft repos on June 5, 2026. The attack targeted AI developers using Claude Code, VS Code, and Cursor. Credentials were stolen automatically when repos were opened ...